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BLOG #48 – THE CASK and GLASS, VICTORIA, LONDON SW1

Indian summer – what’s all that about?Well the recent good weather certainly reminded me of what these unseasonably warm and hazy conditions in autumn are all about! Now the term Indian Summer has nothing to do with the south-east Asia continent, b… [...]

Ninkasi Teams with Brasserie Montmart for Beer Dinner

Ninkasi Brewing has announced a seven course Beer Dinner at Brasserie Montmart on SW Park in Downtown Portland on Friday, October 14th. The dinner will be held in their lower-level private dining room dubbed “Le Cave.” There are forty seats avail… [...]

Norfolk Red Ale

Flanders Red is a beer style you don’t come across too often. So when I spotted this example brewed in Norfolk I was instantly intrigued. Ole Slewfoot Red Wing Flemish style red ale is a 5.1% ruby red interpretation of a classic spontainiousl… [...]

Three last podcasts from the American summer

At long last, I am finally ending the great summer of American tastings with these three podcasts from the Beerly Coherent series: Yeti Imperial Stout, Peak Organic Nut Brown Ale, and Weyerbacher Heresy. Beerly Coherent 18: Yeti Imperial Stout … [...]

Lots More on Beer and Terroir.

Just to catch you up:Remember that Washington Post article on “Belgium’s upstart innovators”? I know, this is the third time I’ve brought it up. But it’s where the conversation started, thanks to the quote from Wendy Littlefield of Vanberg & Dewulf… [...]

September 30th, 2011 / Spaten Oktoberfest

The weather today is 55 degrees, partly sunny, with a light breeze. It reminds me of a late afternoon and evening I spent inside the Spaten beer tent at the Munich, Germany Oktoberfest.  Tasting this beer today is fitting because the Oktoberf… [...]

MI COLECCIÓN DE BOTELLAS DE ALUMINIO – OPA BIER

  CERVEZA BRASILEÑALa primera cerveza brasileña envasada en Botella de Aluminio.OPA Bier embotellada por Cervejaria Joinville Ltda. y puesta a la venta en el mercado brasileño en el año 2011. La botella está adornada con dibujos referentes a … [...]

Hop Cast – Episode 151: Flossmoor Station Collaborative Evil & Beelzebeer

In episode 151 of the Hop Cast Ken Hunnemeder and Brad Chmielewski are joined by Brad Stark . The three of them crack open two beers that were sitting in the cellar for a while. Both beers are from Flossmoor Station and were brewed by former head brewer Bryan Shimkos. Bryan is currently brewing at [...] [...]

On Making Cheese

What’s this?  A blog about beer and the first post is about making cheese?  Well… yes, yes it is.  And why not?  Beer and cheese share many things in common.  First, they are both delicious.  Both beer and cheese can be … [...]

Questo è veramente figo

2007″EraVulgaris” [...]

It’s (Almost) October. And October Means Beer.

Ok, so technically it isn’t October until tomorrow.  But with that whole time zone turn-of-the-Earth thing considered, it’s already October in the some places of the world.  And October means beer. Oktoberfest, Märzen, pumpkin, cool weather, college football, the glorious return to Chili, the changing of the leaves.  I love October, and October makes me [...] [...]

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A jolly weekend in Cockermouth (stop sniggering at the back)

Great weekend last weekend, but I have to slow down and get this damn book written.After the Social Media Beer Tasting in Glasgow, I went down to the Lake District for Taste Cumbria.  They’re really doing an awful lot to promote Cumbria as a food … [...]

Flight of the Living Dead and Southern Tier Jah*va

Southern Tier is the Rocky Balboa of breweries.  Located in Whogivesashit, NY this little giant is fighting against all odds to pump out their premium brew.  Just when you think they’re going to get knocked the F out they come … [...]

2011 NY Craft Beer Week – Southampton Beer Pairing Dinner @ Hearth

This was not my first go-round at the rodeo. I’m not a beer-pairing dinner virgin. I GET that the variety & complexity of craft beers out there are naturals when it comes to pairing them with sumptuous food stuffs. That being said… heav… [...]

Høstfugl, Fuglsang-bryggeriet

Det er en debutant, der afrunder mini-temaet om høstbryg, i den forstand, at det er den første øl, jeg indtil videre har prøvet fra det Haderslev-baserede Fuglsang-bryggeri.Et bryggeri, et bryggeriDet er et hus med Fuglsang i(Disse to linjer gentag… [...]

GABF 2011 – Day One

My day began at 4:30 AM, the time I had to get up to catch my flight to Denver. Left the house early and decided to catch the 5:31 AM #8 bus to the light rail instead of the planned 5:39 AM #9 bus. I arrived at the stop by 5:28. Still sitting there at [...] [...]

Beer A Day: Mort Subite Gueuze

Yes, “Sudden Death” is the translation of this brewer, and I always feel kind of special when there is a beer with a cork in it. Mort Subite Gueuze:  4.5%abv  Suggested Drinking temperature 2-4C  35-37F. Gueuze, in name and style … Continue reading [...]

Nova Lima incentiva a produção de cerveja artesanal

Projeto encaminhado à Câmara Municipal deve garantir a formalização e atração de novas marcas para o município … [...]

GABF: What’s Your Plan of Attack?

Last year was my first Great American Beer Festival. What’s the most important thing I learned? Get yourself a strategy. I THOUGHT I had a strategy last year – “Yea I’ll check out Dogfish, maybe see what Pizza Port is serving, yada yada yada….” Didn’t work. After a few beers and being caught up in the excitement, my plan went down the shitter and I was playing GABF whack a mole. This year will be different. [...]